After a British army surrendered at Yorktown in October 1781, it took weeks for news of the disaster to reach London, and several weeks...
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BOOK REVIEW: Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution by Brook Barbier (Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 2026) “Muddled.” “Buzzey.” “Jolly.”...
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William Penn founded the Province of Pennsylvania to be a haven for the Religious Society of Friends, “The People Called Quakers” as they described...
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Visitors to the Monmouth Battle Monument in Freehold, New Jersey, cannot help but be taken by its majesty. Its sheer size (ninety-four feet tall),...
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BOOK REVIEW: The Stamp Act and the American Revolution by Ken Shumate. (Yardley, PA: Westholme Publishing, 2025) $29.95 hardcover. The American Revolution as a...
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This article's a fascinating glimpse at the complexities of Native politics. The...
A who's who of the late part of the Revolutionary War! When...
Author's Response: I appreciate those who read and commented on the article....
Thanks Gene. Wood didn't dwell on either giving or receiving gifts, just...